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    Meerlust Dam (34011844)

    Western Cape
    Card 502487
    Compiler 230
    Location code 34011844Meerlust Dam (Western Cape)
    Start date 2012-03-03
    Season OOther
    Start time 12:15
    End time 12:45
    Shoreline covered 40
    Openwater covered 50
    Total Species 8
    Total Count 198
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Very hot, slight breeze
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		20
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		90
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		80
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		120
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1640
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		10


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    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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